Second graphics card for p-series laptop?

I have a satellite P-Series laptop with an Nvidia GeForce 740M graphics card and wanted to install another graphics card onto it. Would this be possible? Are these laptops expandable?

That type of upgrade isn't supported.
- Peter

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